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#176 2015-11-19 08:34:21
- Worried Man
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Re: Groundhog Madras
Oh, by the way, pants will start at around $350 per pair. You still want two pairs?
"We close our sto' at a reasonable hour because we figure anybody who would want one of our suits has got time to stroll over here in the daytime." - VP of George Muse Clothing, Atlanta, 1955
#177 2015-11-19 08:44:50
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Re: Groundhog Madras
I hadn't really been following this thread closely again, no disrespect intended, but I did notice the names of the Beach Boys, James Brown, and Miles Davis in a preceding post.
Anyway those are three of my favorite jazz and pop singers.
"bow wow wow yippie yo yippie yay"
#178 2015-11-19 08:52:59
- Harpo
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#179 2015-11-19 08:55:27
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^ I see you'll be charging a sensible price then.
Just a note on costs for khakis , if you order 30 pairs from Hertling they come in at about $72 wholesale (less than 30 pair pushes the price over the $100 wholesale) for the classic G+L Cramerton cavalry twill.
Import costs to the UK have stopped me from going further with this, as the proposed retail price started to look a bit nosebleed for what is perceived by many as a 'beater' product.
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#180 2015-11-19 09:03:40
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Is it the duty or the shipping that's so expensive? Can't you find a loophole around such high import costs by having them "finished" in the UK, i.e. sewing the buttons on?
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#181 2015-11-19 09:05:43
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So $155 plus shipping per pair retail would have you reaching for your wallet or on the fence?
"We close our sto' at a reasonable hour because we figure anybody who would want one of our suits has got time to stroll over here in the daytime." - VP of George Muse Clothing, Atlanta, 1955
#182 2015-11-19 09:07:25
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Plus I'll offer hemming and cuffs for a bit more.
"We close our sto' at a reasonable hour because we figure anybody who would want one of our suits has got time to stroll over here in the daytime." - VP of George Muse Clothing, Atlanta, 1955
#183 2015-11-19 09:08:58
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Acton, you recall a further price break on larger quantity?
"We close our sto' at a reasonable hour because we figure anybody who would want one of our suits has got time to stroll over here in the daytime." - VP of George Muse Clothing, Atlanta, 1955
#184 2015-11-19 09:09:08
- Harpo
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Fence!
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#185 2015-11-19 09:09:11
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^ wallet deffo !
this lot are doing a roaring trade at $170-190 for their strides.
http://thoroughstitch.com/
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#186 2015-11-19 09:10:29
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To be, or not to be; that is the bare bodkin. - Mark Twain
#187 2015-11-19 09:10:50
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I love those strides - but I never pay retail!
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#188 2015-11-19 09:12:02
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$170 is just too much. I wouldn't feel good about charging that. I feel 155 is high.
"We close our sto' at a reasonable hour because we figure anybody who would want one of our suits has got time to stroll over here in the daytime." - VP of George Muse Clothing, Atlanta, 1955
#189 2015-11-19 09:13:13
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^
This is why I'll never be a good businessman.
"We close our sto' at a reasonable hour because we figure anybody who would want one of our suits has got time to stroll over here in the daytime." - VP of George Muse Clothing, Atlanta, 1955
#190 2015-11-19 09:14:47
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Thoroughstitch just never has inventory, apparently.
"We close our sto' at a reasonable hour because we figure anybody who would want one of our suits has got time to stroll over here in the daytime." - VP of George Muse Clothing, Atlanta, 1955
#191 2015-11-19 09:16:15
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For chinos like the thorough stitch ones, I probably would be prepared to go $155 - what's that, about £90 odd?
But the shipping and duty on top would put me off.
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#192 2015-11-19 09:17:25
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"I have about 100 pairs of pyjamas. I like to see people dressed comfortably."
Hugh Hefner
#193 2015-11-19 09:23:59
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"bow wow wow yippie yo yippie yay"
#194 2015-11-19 09:31:20
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"I have about 100 pairs of pyjamas. I like to see people dressed comfortably."
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#195 2015-11-19 09:38:26
#196 2015-11-19 10:50:17
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It there a hope you guys getting 100% behind one business model for madras?
Would there be interest among members of buying the madras as piece goods, for instance? That way you can get exactly what you want in the way of a shirt at a reasonable price?
For a retail clothing business, it'd be 5 years before you could expect to be positively cash flowing; 7 before you could even think about turning a profit. You'd have to finance it for 5 years, which means you have to do so yourself as getting investment for a start-up clothing business would be virtually impossible. Even if you could, you'd be giving away 50% of the profits for it.
I asked Bob Kidder for pictures of collars. He'd require an order of 20 shirts to make a particular collar, however. (4 each of SM, M, L, XL, 2XL).
While you guys may prefer a BB collar, in the US at least what sells is the Borrelli.
All this talk about chinos is quite confusing.
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#198 2015-11-19 11:13:11
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Do 20 people on here want BB collars?
NES makes a shirt that Charlie Davidson buys. In the world of Ivy there is no more revered figure.
If it's good enough for him, then it should be for you guys?
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#199 2015-11-19 11:15:23
#200 2015-11-19 11:17:07
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Re: Groundhog Madras
Man, you're really putting us up against the wall...
Go ahead and put me down for BB collar and short sleeves. I need short sleeves on this bad boy. Or I could just get them chopped off. So, if we reach critical mass, I'll just pull the trigger.
...for $125 dollars, that is.
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"We close our sto' at a reasonable hour because we figure anybody who would want one of our suits has got time to stroll over here in the daytime." - VP of George Muse Clothing, Atlanta, 1955